Machine for cleaning golf and other balls



Feb. 10, 1931/ I E, G, BREWER 1,192,211

MACHINE FOR CLEANING GOLF AND OTHER BALLS Filed Oct. 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l F/ai/ I y J Feb. 10, 1931. E. G. BREWER: 1,792,211

MACHINE FOR CLEANING GOLF AND 'OTHER BALLS Filed Oct. 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 face of the body Patented Feb. 19, 1931 nnwann eonzanatz ennie-1e,

6F TEDDINGTGN, ENGLAND MACHINE non csnanrne GOLF Aim organ Baths Application filed ember-aims, Serial No. 311,332, at in Great siren-n August 10, lees.

This invention'relates to an improved ma chine ior cleaninggolf and like balls. The

machine is suitable for attachment to a small bench'or table in"t he dressing-rooms of golf clubs and is so constructed that-a'pr'edetermined number of balls may operation ofthe machine; V 7

According to the invent on the machine consists of a cylindrical bodyopen at the tcpand having a solid bottom plate centrally through which bottomplate p assesa vertical tube, which forms a bearing for a'spin'dle carrying a brush. The vertical tube eX-' tends upward above the bottom plate thus 7 forming an annular Watertight space to receive a washing fluidin which the balls revolve. bench by'bolt-s or the like passing through lugs formed on the body ofthe machine. A

circulargroove, in which rest the balls to be cleaned, is formed e'ccentrically in the bottom plate o fthe body.- A circular cage resting on projections formed on the interior surmounted loosely on and is free to rotate round the central vertical tube. The holes formed in the circular cage are of a convenient size toreceive the balls to be cleaned,

and are elongated and have semi-circular ends and the major axes of these elongated holes arearranged radially to the centre of the machine.

A brush, consisting of a disc to which are attached bristles annula'rly or circularly ar ranged, is tired to the spindle carried in the central vertical tube, in. which it is adapted handle are firmly attached, is lifted out of the machine and as many balls as it is desired to clean,up to the capacity of themachine, are placed in the holes of the cage and be cleaned at one The machine is firmly attached toaf increased by and having holes through which the balls to be cleanedare placed, is

rest in the e ccentrica lly arranged circulajr' groove formed in the "bottom plateof the; body; The brush is then replaced'and' rests with its full weight on top of the balls; The handlemaythen'be turned in either direction to rotatethe brush,.jand'the balls'will then revolve in the eccentrically. arrangedcircular so. I

friction between the balls. and the bristles is i of the balls.

' Means are also provided for preventing damage to the bristles of the brush in the event of rough treatment or; carelessness by: the operator, the brush is screwthreaded to receive a pair of nuts, the lower of which bears upon the upper end ofthe centralvertical tube, when the handle is forced inja downward direction and thus limitingthe' downward motion or retarding the rate ofrota tionj in which the spindle carrying the spindle and preventing the bristleslfrom balls beingcleaned. V a a An example of construction will'nowbedescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings in vvhich'FigQ 1' is a vertical section on the lineIC-Y of Fig. 2 of ball cleaning machine according to this invention, Fig. '2' is a plan with the brush, spindle" and handle removed, Fig.- 3' a pl'anview of the bodyiof the machine with thebrush, spindle, handle and cage removed. V f

' Figs. 4', 5 and '6 show in sectional side-eleva-: tion the position assumed relatively, to the brush bya ball, tric gr'oove.- Fig-XZ shows means for prevent:

being pressed'too forcibly in contact with the ingdamage to the brush in-theevent of rough V treatment or carelessness by the operatoiaf whilst'travelling in the eccen-l I referring to the drawings, the machineis constructed -With a vertical cylindrical'bo'dy A open'atf the top and having-a solid bottom passes a vertical tube A which forms the 7 bearing for the spindle B carrying the brush formed on the interior surface of thebody A and having holes E is mounted loosely on and is free to rotate around the vertical tube I A The holes E which in the example illustrated aresix in number, are arranged in] the cage E with their major axes radiating from the centre of .the machine andhavlng semi-circular ends.

' A hole A is formed in'the wall of thebody A, through which a brake A in a bearing A projects and contacts'with the periphery of a the cage E. g V I The brush consisting of a disc C, to the ,underside of which is attached an annular ring of bristles C is fixedto the spindle B and has attached to it a handle B v F indicates the balls to be cleaned.

The mode of operation of the example of" construction illustrated is as follows 1-- to the spindle B, is

The machine having been charged with the fluid G, the brushC which is attached firmly lifted out from the cylindrica l body A conveniently by the handle B and as many balls as it is desired to clean, up

to a total number of six, in the machine iilustrated, are inserted in the holes E of the cage E, through which. they project. The balls F rest in the eccentrically arranged circular groove A formed in the bottom plate A of the body A, and the brush G is 1 then replaced and rests with its full weight on top of the balls F.

The handle B may then be turned in either direction to rotate the brush G and the balls .F will then revolve and be rotated in the groove A thereby a scouringbeing imparted to the surface of the balls F radially across the surface of the bristles C in the presence of the washing fluid, which is continuously supplied to the surface of the balls by their rotation.

The brake A may be pressed inwardly by the hand of the operator during the clean-.

ing operation and contacts with the periph ery of the cage E, retarding its rate of rotation and consequently the rate of rotation of i the balls F, the friction between the balls F and the bristles C is'thus increased and the balls are brushed harder. V

In Fig. 7 there is illustrated means for preventing damage to the bristles of the brush in the event of rough treatment or carelessnessby the operator, in which the spindle B is screw-threaded to receive a pair of nuts B3 upper end of the vertical tube A when the handle B is forced in a downward direction and'thus prevents the spindle from moving too far downwardly and the bristles C from being forced downwards and damaged by too A hard a contact with the'balls F. The vertical position of the nutsBflB on the spindle B may be regulated as desired.

WhatI claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i 1. A machine for cleaning golf and like balls comprising in combinatioma cylindrithe lower of which bears upon the cal casing, a baseto such cylindrical, casing containing acirculargroove eccentrically arrangedjrelatively to the axis of said cylindrical casing, a brush rotatably mounted and adapted to contact with the upper surface of balls contained in the circular groove, a cage having radial openings for containing single balls and being rotatably mounted between said base and said brush, and means for rotating said brush.

2. A machine for cleaning golf and like balls comprising incombination, a cylindrical casing, a base to such cylindrical casing containing a circular groove eccentrically arranged relatively to the axis of said cylindri cal casing, a brush rotatably mounted and adapted to contact with the upper surface of 7 balls contained in the circular groove, a cage having radial openings for separating the balls, being suitably mounted between the base and the brush, a brake engaging the cage, and means forrotating said brush.

In witness whereof'I have hereunto set my hand.

EDWARD GODFREY BREWER. 

